We Were Meant to Eat Fat

with Dr. Stephen Hussey

So, what’s the deal with fat? If it’s really so good for us, why is there still so much conventional dietary dogma warning us of its perils, and how can we learn to discern which voices to listen to when it comes to something so important like our health?

Heart health expert & author Dr. Stephen Hussey offers common sense and scientific insight on the role fat should have in our diet. His starting point is our body’s penchant for burning fat, from the beginning of time. He busts the myth that blames heart disease on fat consumption. And he explains how we can benefit from including more fat in the diet and which fats are the best “starter” fats (like egg yolks, for example)!

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Highlights of the conversation include:

How being diagnosed with asthma at age 2 started his health journey
Addressing the root cause of disease, not the symptoms
How we can prevent heart disease
Why the standard “heart healthy” diet doesn’t hold up
The importance of fat-soluble vitamins
Learn what makes vitamin K2 so special
Learn what fuel source our hearts prefer
Why studies on fat and heart disease aren’t conclusive
How evolution fits into our needs for dietary animal fats
Why chronic disease epidemic is a symptom, not the problem
How environmental stressors affect our health
Why Stephen is a fan of the minimalist movement
“Starter fats” Stephen recommends: egg yolk, bone marrow, beef tallow
The changes we can make towards a true heart healthy diet

Footnote: While the ketone production and active autophagy that occur during a ketogenic diet are highly beneficial, continuously maintaining a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet—such as a carbohydrate intake as low as 5 percent of calories—can result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies due to inadequate intake of vegetables.

For more information, see “Health Benefits of Ketones and the Ketogenic Diet” by John Williamson Cameron.